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Computation of non-isothermal thermo-convective micropolar fluid dynamics in a Hall MHD generator system with non-linear distending wall (2020)
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Beg, O., Ferdows, M., Karim, M., Hasan, M., Beg, T., Shamshuddin, M., & Kadir, A. (2020). Computation of non-isothermal thermo-convective micropolar fluid dynamics in a Hall MHD generator system with non-linear distending wall. International Journal of Applied and Computational Mathematics, 6, 42. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40819-020-0792-y

A theoretical model for steady non-isothermal convective heat transfer in non-Newtonian magnetized micropolar gas flow from a non-linear stretching/contracting wall in the presence of strong magnetic field is presented, as a simulation of an MHD (m... Read More about Computation of non-isothermal thermo-convective micropolar fluid dynamics in a Hall MHD generator system with non-linear distending wall.

Emissions and performance with diesel and waste lubricating oil : a fundamental study into cold start operation with a special focus on particle number size distribution (2020)
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Zare, A., Bodisco, T., Verma, P., Jafari, M., Babaie, M., Yang, L., …Stevanovic, S. (2020). Emissions and performance with diesel and waste lubricating oil : a fundamental study into cold start operation with a special focus on particle number size distribution. Energy Conversion and Management, 209, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2020.112604

This study investigates the effect of engine temperature during cold start and hot start engine operation on particulate matter emissions and engine performance parameters. In addition to a fundamental study on cold start operation and the effect of... Read More about Emissions and performance with diesel and waste lubricating oil : a fundamental study into cold start operation with a special focus on particle number size distribution.

Determining optimal outcome measures in a trial investigating no routine gastric residual volume measurement in critically ill children (2020)
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Tume, L., Arch, B., Woolfall, K., Roper, L., Deja, E., Jones, A., …Dorling, J. (2021). Determining optimal outcome measures in a trial investigating no routine gastric residual volume measurement in critically ill children. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 45(1), 79-86. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpen.1817

Background Choosing trial outcome measures is important. When outcomes are not clinically relevant or important to parents/patients, trial evidence is less likely to be implemented into practice. This study aimed to determine optimal outcome measure... Read More about Determining optimal outcome measures in a trial investigating no routine gastric residual volume measurement in critically ill children.

Turds, traitors and tossers : the abuse of UK MPs via Twitter (2020)
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Ward, S., & Mcloughlin, L. (2020). Turds, traitors and tossers : the abuse of UK MPs via Twitter. Journal of Legislative Studies, 26(1), 47-73. https://doi.org/10.1080/13572334.2020.1730502

There has been growing public attention around the abuse of MPs online including criminal convictions for violent threats, regular coverage of racist and misogynistic language directed at representatives. Yet, the extent of the problem and patterns o... Read More about Turds, traitors and tossers : the abuse of UK MPs via Twitter.

The use of immersive and virtual reality technologies to enable nursing students to experience scenario based, basic life support training- exploring the impact on confidence and skills (2020)
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Rushton, M., Drumm, I., Campion, S., & O'Hare, J. (2020). The use of immersive and virtual reality technologies to enable nursing students to experience scenario based, basic life support training- exploring the impact on confidence and skills. Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 38(6), 281-293. https://doi.org/10.1097/CIN.0000000000000608

The link between effective basic life support (BLS) and survival following cardiac arrest is well known. Nurses are often first responders at in- hospital cardiac arrests and receive annual BLS training to ensure they have the adequate skills, and st... Read More about The use of immersive and virtual reality technologies to enable nursing students to experience scenario based, basic life support training- exploring the impact on confidence and skills.

Saliency-based bit plane detection for network applications (2020)
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Asadzadeh Kaljahi, M., Shivakumara, P., Hakak, S., Yamani Idna Idris, M., Hossein Anisi, M., & Rajan, D. (2020). Saliency-based bit plane detection for network applications. Multimedia Tools and Applications, 79, 18495–18513. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-020-08741-9

Transmitting image data without losing significant information is challenging for any network application especially when large color images are transmitted through TCP communication protocol. This is due to network limitations such as buffer overflo... Read More about Saliency-based bit plane detection for network applications.

Are older people putting themselves at risk when using their walking frames? (2020)
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Thies, S., Bates, A., Costamagna, E., Kenney, L., Granat, M., Webb, J., …Dawes, H. (2020). Are older people putting themselves at risk when using their walking frames?. BMC Geriatrics, 20(1), 90. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-1450-2

Background Walking aids are issued to older adults to prevent falls, however, paradoxically their use has been identified as a risk factor for falling. To prevent falls, walking aids must be used in a stable manner, but it remains unknown to what ext... Read More about Are older people putting themselves at risk when using their walking frames?.

Reliability and validity of a method for the assessment of sport rock climbers' isometric finger strength (2020)
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Torr, O., Randall, T., Knowles, R., Giles, D., & Atkins, S. (2020). Reliability and validity of a method for the assessment of sport rock climbers' isometric finger strength. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003548

Isometric strength of the finger flexors is considered to be one of the main physical determinants of sport rock climbing performance. We set out to determine the test-retest reliability and criterion validity of a low resource maximal isometric fing... Read More about Reliability and validity of a method for the assessment of sport rock climbers' isometric finger strength.

Donning the ‘slow professor’: a feminist action research project (2020)
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Crabtree, S., Hemingway, A., Sudbury, S., Quinney, A., Hutchings, M., Esteves, L., …Norton, L. (2020). Donning the ‘slow professor’: a feminist action research project. Radical Teacher, 116, https://doi.org/10.5195/rt.2020.647

Corporatization of Higher Education has introduced new performance measurements as well as an acceleration of academic tasks creating working environments characterised by speed, pressure and stress. This paper discusses findings from a qualitative,... Read More about Donning the ‘slow professor’: a feminist action research project.

Developing inter-cultural competencies without travelling (2020)
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Forsyth, R., Hamshire, C., O'Connor, D., Barlund, E., & Hyrkkanen, U. (2020). Developing inter-cultural competencies without travelling. #Journal not on list, 3(1),

Healthcare professionals work with increasingly diverse groups of colleagues and patients in their practice, and it is essential that they develop intercultural competence. International experiences in healthcare curricula can help in this developmen... Read More about Developing inter-cultural competencies without travelling.

Production of Mannosylerythritol Lipids (MELs) to be Used as Antimicrobial Agents Against S. aureus ATCC 6538 (2020)
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Ceresa, C., Hutton, S., Lujarin-Cuesta, M., Heaton, R., Hargreaves, I., Fracchia, L., & de Rienzo, M. (2020). Production of Mannosylerythritol Lipids (MELs) to be Used as Antimicrobial Agents Against S. aureus ATCC 6538. Current Microbiology, 77, 1373-1380. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-020-01927-2

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a current major health issue, both for the high rates of resistance observed in bacteria that cause common infections and for the complexity of the consequences of AMR. Pathogens like Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomon... Read More about Production of Mannosylerythritol Lipids (MELs) to be Used as Antimicrobial Agents Against S. aureus ATCC 6538.

Production of Mannosylerythritol Lipids (MELs) to be Used as Antimicrobial Agents Against S. aureus ATCC 6538 (2020)
Journal Article
Ceresa, C., Hutton, S., Lajarin-Cuesta, M., Heaton, R., Hargreaves, I., Fracchia, L., & de Rienzo, M. (2020). Production of Mannosylerythritol Lipids (MELs) to be Used as Antimicrobial Agents Against S. aureus ATCC 6538. Current Microbiology, 77, 1373-1380. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-020-01927-2

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a current major health issue, both for the high rates of resistance observed in bacteria that cause common infections and for the complexity of the consequences of AMR. Pathogens like Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomon... Read More about Production of Mannosylerythritol Lipids (MELs) to be Used as Antimicrobial Agents Against S. aureus ATCC 6538.

Comparative study of hybrid nanofluids in microchannel slip flow induced by electroosmosis and peristalsis (2020)
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Beg, O., Prakash, J., & Tripathi, D. (2020). Comparative study of hybrid nanofluids in microchannel slip flow induced by electroosmosis and peristalsis. Applied Nanoscience, 10, 1693-1706. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-020-01286-1

In this paper, a mathematical model is developed to investigate the electroosmotic flow of hybrid nanoliquids (containing dissimilar nanoparticles) through an asymmetric microchannel which is moving sinusoidally with constant wave velocity under an... Read More about Comparative study of hybrid nanofluids in microchannel slip flow induced by electroosmosis and peristalsis.

Author correction : a global database for metacommunity ecology, integrating species, traits, environment and space (2020)
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Jeliazkov, A., Mijatovic, D., Chantepie, S., Andrew, N., Arlettaz, R., Barbaro, L., …Chase, J. (2020). Author correction : a global database for metacommunity ecology, integrating species, traits, environment and space. Scientific Data, 7(1), 79. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-0420-z

Correction to: Scientific Data https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-019-0344-7, published online 08 January 2020

Effect of asymmetry on biomechanical characteristics during 180° change of direction (2020)
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Thomas, C., DosʼSantos, T., Comfort, P., & Jones, P. (2020). Effect of asymmetry on biomechanical characteristics during 180° change of direction. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 34(5), 1297-1306. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003553

The aim of this study was to explore the effect of asymmetry on biomechanical characteristics during two 180° change of direction (CoD) tasks (505 and modified 505 [505mod]). Fifty-two male (n = 24; age = 22.1 ± 4.8 years; height = 1.78 ± 0.06 m; bod... Read More about Effect of asymmetry on biomechanical characteristics during 180° change of direction.

Embodied and sensory experiences of therapeutic space : refugee place-making within an urban allotment (2020)
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Biglin, J. (2020). Embodied and sensory experiences of therapeutic space : refugee place-making within an urban allotment. Health and Place, 62, 102309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102309

This article extends theorising on how spaces act therapeutically by using the lens of sensory and embodied ethnography to explore refugee place-making within an urban allotment located in the North West, UK. Findings suggest being physically present... Read More about Embodied and sensory experiences of therapeutic space : refugee place-making within an urban allotment.

Book review: Psychology and the Study of Education: Critical perspectives on developing theories, edited by Cathal Ó Siochrú (2020)
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Swift, E. (2020). Book review: Psychology and the Study of Education: Critical perspectives on developing theories, edited by Cathal Ó Siochrú. London Review of Education, 18(1), 145-147. https://doi.org/10.18546/lre.18.1.11

A novel mixed methods approach to assess children’s sedentary behaviours (2020)
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Hurter, L., Cooper-Ryan, A., Knowles, Z., Porcellato, L., Fairclough, S., & Boddy, L. (2020). A novel mixed methods approach to assess children’s sedentary behaviours. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour, 3(1), 78-86. https://doi.org/10.1123/jmpb.2019-0040

Purpose: Accurately measuring sedentary behaviour (SB) in children is challenging by virtue of its complex nature. Whilst self-report questionnaires are susceptible to recall errors, accelerometer data lacks contextual information. This study aimed t... Read More about A novel mixed methods approach to assess children’s sedentary behaviours.

The application of BIM tools to explore the dynamic characteristics of smart materials in a contemporary Shanashil building design element (2020)
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Amin, T., Elkadi, H., & Al-Alwan, H. (2020). The application of BIM tools to explore the dynamic characteristics of smart materials in a contemporary Shanashil building design element. International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning, 15(2), 193-199. https://doi.org/10.18280/ijsdp.150209

Traditional architecture is known for its crafted facade features that respond to environmental, social and cultural requirements. Contemporary architecture produced façade features that attempted to enhance local design identity and local culture.... Read More about The application of BIM tools to explore the dynamic characteristics of smart materials in a contemporary Shanashil building design element.

Mobilising communities to address alcohol harm : an Alcohol Health Champion approach (2020)
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Ure, C., Burns, E., Hargreaves, S., Coffey, M., Audrey, S., Kenth, K., …Cook, P. (2020). Mobilising communities to address alcohol harm : an Alcohol Health Champion approach. Perspectives in Public Health, 140(2), 88-90. https://doi.org/10.1177/1757913919899700

In this article, Cathy Ure et al. look at engaging communities in order to reduce alcohol harms. By training Alcohol Health Champions, individuals can support vulnerable friends and family, and work within their communities to influence policy and pr... Read More about Mobilising communities to address alcohol harm : an Alcohol Health Champion approach.